Monday, February 17, 2014

Freedom FROM Information Act, otherwise called The USA Constitution.

There is no grievance with God, he is still welcome in the USA. There is however a grievance with those that insist there is only one way to think about God.

BYOB - "Bring your own Bible."
 
By Melissa Erickson, Staff Writer
merickson@amestrib.com

There will no longer be Bibles (click here) in the Iowa State University Memorial Union guest rooms after a Wisconsin-based nonprofit found issue with the presence of the religious books, and asked the university to remove them.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to MU Director Richard Reynolds at the end of January alerting Reynolds to “a constitutional concern regarding the placement of religious literature in Iowa State University’s Memorial Union guest rooms.”
“If a state-run university has a policy of providing a Christian religious text to guests, that policy facilitates illegal endorsement of Christianity over other religions and over non-religion,” the letter from FFRF staff attorney Patrick Elliot said.
“Permitting members of outside religious groups the privilege of placing their religious literature in public university guest rooms also constitutes state endorsement and advancement of religion,” the letter said. “State-run colleges have a constitutional obligation to remain neutral toward religion. When a government entity like ISU distributes such material to visitors, it has unconstitutionally entangled itself with a religious message, in this case a Christian message.”...
There will no longer be Bibles in the Iowa State University Memorial Union guest rooms after a Wisconsin-based nonprofit found issue with the presence of the religious books, and asked the university to remove them.
The Freedom from Religion Foundation sent a letter to MU Director Richard Reynolds at the end of January alerting Reynolds to “a constitutional concern regarding the placement of religious literature in Iowa State University’s Memorial Union guest rooms.”
“If a state-run university has a policy of providing a Christian religious text to guests, that policy facilitates illegal endorsement of Christianity over other religions and over non-religion,” the letter from FFRF staff attorney Patrick Elliot said.
“Permitting members of outside religious groups the privilege of placing their religious literature in public university guest rooms also constitutes state endorsement and advancement of religion,” the letter said. “State-run colleges have a constitutional obligation to remain neutral toward religion. When a government entity like ISU distributes such material to visitors, it has unconstitutionally entangled itself with a religious message, in this case a Christian message.”
- See more at: http://amestrib.com/news/ames-and-story-county/bibles-be-removed-memorial-union-guest-rooms#sthash.t704BMAq.dpuf